Hyporesponsiveness of natural killer cells and impaired inflammatory responses in critically ill patients

Abstract Background To investigate natural killer (NK) cell activity, circulating cytokine level and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cytokine production status in critically ill patients. Methods Blood samples were collected <24 h after admission from 24 intensive care unit (ICU) patient...

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Main Authors: Minkyung Kim, Minjoo Kim, Hana Jeong, Jey Sook Chae, Young Sam Kim, Jae Gil Lee, Younsoo Cho, Jong Ho Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Subjects:
ICU
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12865-017-0231-y